I want to make a frag tank

[merlinsmagic]

I have a 20 long, have the egg crate, have pvc, have the powerheads, have sand....do frag tanks need sand? I have live rock, have the salt....as far as lighting I have a dual flourescent compact corallife with 10k and actinics. Its only a 24 inch though, and it would sit right ontop of the glass lid. Have a heater...
My question is what else other then frags am I missing? And if I use some of the live rock from a cycled tank and some water does it still have to cycle? There will be no sump or anything like that, just a simple frag tank. Is the compact going to be enough light or over kill? Each bulb is 96watts.

 

[DJ_in_WV]

Light is good for a 20L never hurt to over size pc's since their par is not as high as other bulbs. I wouldnt put any sand in it just going to be a hindrance in a frag tank a few pieces of lr wont hurt anything and is a good thing if you are just going to use powerheads and water changes. No real need to cycle if you use water from your dt. I set my bottom egg crate on pvc spray bars aim across the bottom to keep under the crate free of debris.any other I fill with di water and cap so they dont collect debris. Good luck and happy fragging

 

[Troylee]

Agreed ^^^^

 

[merlinsmagic]

neat....what do you use to cut the egg crate? also in a 20long how high up from the bottom should I have it for the frags?

Gotta love the diy.... Check my latest and sweetest build yet...

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That is AWESOME, I never thought of shelves to go outward just up...

 

[skinz78]

I just cut egg crate with a heavy pair of scissors. I would start with the rack at about 1/2 way up in the tank.

 

[merlinsmagic]

how does it look?